SEATTLE, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – A Seattle judge has rescinded an order that would have required the Trump administration to admit some 12,000 refugees into the US.
U.S. District Judge Jamal Whitehead issued the order earlier this month, following instructions from a federal appeals court.
They said the government must process refugees who before Jan. 20 already had arranged and confirmable travel plans to enter the U.S.
But last Friday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals clarified the order and said that refugees should be admitted on a case-by-case basis.
In his order yesterday (Thurs), Whitehead said the government should admit 160 refugees who had plans to come to the U.S. within two weeks of Jan. 20.
Thousands of other refugees who had plans to arrive after that would need to be individually evaluated, adding that he would appoint a special master to conduct those assessments.
